Wrapped in a cocoon
the peony lies in wait
desperate to burst
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Photo: Roses in Muswell Hill, London, c.b.w. 2011
Words: c.b.w. 2014
Special Note: This poem is part of the 2014 November PAD Chapbook Challenge (via Poetic Asides on Writer’s Digest) for the prompt: Release.
C.B. Wentworth 